B. G. Prasada Rao

In this name, the family name is Prasada Rao, not Rao.
B. G. Prasada Rao
Bishop in Medak
Church Church of South India
See Medak
In Office 1976–1981[1]
Predecessor H. D. L. Abraham
Successor P. Victor Premasagar
Orders
Ordination 1948
Consecration 1976
Personal details
Born December 29, 1916(1916-12-29)[2]
Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh[2]
Died June 24, 1998(1998-06-24) (aged 81)[2]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh[2]
Previous post Auxiliary Secretary of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary, Secunderabad

B. G. Prasada Rao (Bollam Gnana Prasada Rao[2]; 1916–1998) was the third successor of Frank Whittaker as Bishop in Medak.

Studies

Prasada Rao studied theology at the United Theological College,[2] Bengaluru between 1941 to 1945[3] along with Joshua Russell Chandran and Stanley Jedidiah Samartha, and again between 1953 and 1956 when he undertook an M.Th..[3]

Leadership

When the Evangelist and erudite Sanskrit Scholar[4] A. B. Masilamani retired as the Auxiliary Secretary of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary, Prasada Rao[5] was appointed[2] in 1969[6] by A. E. Inbanathan, the then General Secretary of the Bible Society of India. Then Bishop - in - Medak, H. D. L. Abraham loaned the services of Prasada Rao to the Bible Society of India. It was during Prasada Rao's tenure at the Bible Society of India that Common Language Translation of the Telugu Bible (Old Testament) was undertaken by Suppogu Israel and G. Babu Rao. Incidentally, G. Babu Rao later became the Auxiliary Secretary between 1998 to 2001.

In 1975, H. D. L. Abraham retired from the Bishopric of Medak on reaching superannuation. B. G. Prasada Rao also contested the vacant Bishopric and was declared elected by the then Moderator[1] of the Synod of the Church of South India, N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel.

Prasada Rao was principally consecrated in 1976 by N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel, then Moderator.

In 1981, Prasada Rao retired from the Bishopric on reaching superannuation and became Coordinator and Director for the Haggai Institute of World Evangelism.[7]

Other offices
Preceded by
A. B. Masilamani[6]
1963–1969		 Auxiliary Secretary
Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary
1969–1976		 Succeeded by
T. B. D. Prakasa Rao[6]
1976–1981
Religious titles
Preceded by
H. D. L. Abraham[1]
1968–1975		 Bishop in Medak
1976–1981		 Succeeded by
Victor Premasagar[1]
1983–1992

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b c d K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. p. 56.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Sowing Circle - The Bulletin of the Bible Society of India, Volume 13, Number 3, September–December 1998, Bengaluru. p.14.
  3. ^ a b The United Theological College, Directory 1910-1997, Bengaluru, 1997. pp. 21 and 103. [2]
  4. ^ Indian Railways, Volume 31, 1986, p.14
  5. ^ Annual Report of the American Bible Society, American Bible Society, 1975. p. 105.[3]
  6. ^ a b c Prema Sakshi, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2008. pp.11-41. Prema Sakshi, a monthly registered (APTEL 07419/01/2002) magazine published by I. C. Ashok Kumar at Neena Publications, Door Number 1-5-4/1/A, First Floor, Behind Sai Raja Deluxe Cinema, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 500 048.
  7. ^ Light of Life, Volume 38, Published by V. J. Salins at GLS Press for The Society, Mumbai, 1996. p.62. [4]
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